What’s your big four weigh/cost? Me- 2 lbs 8.4 oz/$773

Interesting exercise as I've never totaled the cost before. Seems that I bought all of my big 4 from the USA, so it cost me significantly more than the locals would pay for the same gear because of the exchange rate, international shipping charges and duty.

Total weight: 4.79 lbs
Cost: $1050

This week, with temps possibly into single digits, a very comfort-driven 7.75lbs and $1k.

Osprey Exos 58
TT Notch with ZPacks Solo cuben floor
Marmot Pinnacle
Exped Downmat UL7

3-season
Warbonnet Blackbird – 25oz/$160 –
zPacks hammock tarp with doors – 8.5 oz/$315
Hammock Gear Incubator 20 underquilt – 22 oz/$249
EnlightenedEquipment Enigma top quilt (30 degree) – 15.5 oz/$385
Elemental Horizons Kalais pack – 28 oz/$301

Total – 99oz (6.19 lbs)/$1410

Winter
Rota Locura Lone Peak – 30.25 oz/$690
OR (haven’t made up my mind yet)
HMG Ultamid2 – 17.6oz/$650
EnlightenedEquipment Enigma top quilt (30 degree) – 10.15 oz/$385
Enlightened Equipment Enigma top quilt (50 degree) – 9.75oz/$190
EE Cuben quilt liner – 2?oz/$80? (I really don’t remember what I paid, and I’ve never weighed the liner, so those are guesses)
NeoAir X-Therm regular pad – 15oz/$150
Polycryo ground sheet – 1.6 oz/$5
Elemental Horizons Kalais pack – 28 oz/$301

Totals
96.75oz(6.05 lbs)/$1528 (Lone Peak)
84.10z(5.26 lbs)$1488 (UltaMid)

(All weights/prices are those listed on the respective websites)

I don't backpack in the summer…it's too darn hot in the SE. This is my late fall/winter/early spring setup, so I guess it is a 3-season setup for you northern folk.

ZPacks Duplex
WM Megalite Long
TAR Xlite Large
Granite Gear Crown VC

6.3 lbs, $1300

10 lbs and $200. But only the pack is ligbt (vapor trail). Still working at lightening things up.

GoLite Shangri-La 2 – 1 lb 9 oz – $150
Kelty Cosmic Down 20 – 3 lb – $40
REI Flash Inflatable Pad – 1 lb – $25
GoLite Quest 80L – 3 lb 13 oz – $150

Cost: $365
Weight: 9.4 lb

I'll be replacing the pad with a SOLite soon, and the sleeping bag with an EE quilt when I get the money. After that, I'll look for a used Jam or similar.

Oooh, I just want to know what categories everyone thinks they are in.

Like Lightweight, Ultralight, Super Ultralight, Super Duper Ultralight, or F'ing crazy, etc.

Doug I…buy a scale.

Categories? Whatever I want it to be :)

The real concept of ultralight is that you have real control over the weight of your kit, not what someone else tells you it should be. Once you're outside of the "should" box, you are free to roam the bright sunny world of Hike Your Own Hike.

I'm always "light enough" and generally "ultralight."

I was being……

Total: $1,057.00, 7.1lbs

Pack: Boreas Buttermilk 40- $184, 1lb 15oz
Bag: Mountain Hardwear Ultralamina 15º- $275, 2lb 13oz
Pad: Thermarest X-Lite Torso- $149, 11oz
Shelter: Big Agnes Fly Creek Platinum 1P- $449, 1lb 11oz

Of course, I was a poor college student when I bought the stuff, so I got everything on sale. The tent was like $250 and I returned 3 gifts to LL. Bean to get the sleeping bag, and the backpack was half off. I think I paid full price for the pad, though.

Good investment. Camping Gear > Textbooks

I own multiple selections for Big 3 / Big 4 gear out of my closet :-)

… but lately, this is the set I use most often:

PACK: Gossamer Gear Miniposa: 18.3 oz: $100 (Sale item – MSRP: $135)
SHELTER: Gossamer Gear SpinnTwin: 10.8 oz: $175
SLEEPING QUILT: Golite Ultra-20: 19.4 oz: $150 (Sale item – MSRP: $225)
SLEEPING PAD: Gossamer Gear Nightlight: 4.7 oz: $16 (new ones are more:MSRP: $24)

Total: 3 lb,5.2 oz: $441

I think I'm probably a F'ing Crazy Lightweight sort of guy.

I've got other pricier gear but lately I've been buying gear swap. Tent six moons wild oasis 16oz stakes incl. $110 gear swap Pack granite gear virga 22 oz $60 gear swap. Bag MB super stretch ul 3 $100 gear swap 23 oz. Exped synmat ul which I cut in half and made 2 out of 8oz $60 exped sent it to me when my non ulsynmat bit the dust and price is 1/2 of what I paid with valve added in. 1/2 of a blue ridge ccf pad 5oz $10. So 4 lb 11oz $340 and this is actually what I've been using lately so I would label me ultra light and ultra cheap… I dunno maybe only cheap

My big four cost me a ton of money to get to where I am now, $12,784.93 and counting.

The big problem I have is, I'm still not finished getting to where I want to be. Everytime I think I have what should be good to go. Doug, puts something on Gear Swap that I think I need because he had it (I must need it if he had it). Or, Dave C, does a review on a pack that costs $510 and after the review ,I have to have it. Or, Nick says the Mchale's are worth the money and there goes another $1,400.00 (just for 1/4 of my big four [it use to be the big tree, now the big four, I hope they don't come up with the big five; I'll have to sell the house])

Its a never ending cycle, for me. My kids look at my gear room and tell me I'm a hoarder (they told me they were going to call the TV show if I don't stop).

I would hate to have to weigh all my "big four" stuff at the same time; I wouldn't even make it into the LW catagory.

Critter, don't worry about me, keep up the good work and I appreciate your Videos (regardless of what I say)

"I think I'm probably a F'ing Crazy Lightweight sort of guy"

smile

"I think I'm probably a F'ing Crazy Lightweight sort of guy."

I always thought you were just a F'ing Crazy sort of guy, regardless of weight….

I originally thought about writing that post this way:

"I think I'm probably a F'ing Crazy Lightweight sort of guy, like that damn Idster."

But I thought that just might set you off, Doug. You'd likely go nuts at the GGG, eat all the brownies and wash them down with single malt, then scare the children and small pets and make the single women run for cover. I was just trying to do my part in keeping things orderly at the GGG.

Tad, your post had me and my wife busting up!! She said that your gear collecting pretty much matches mine:). Great post.

Zimmerbuilt Pack, Half-Dome, Perkins Model, 29 ozs. @$200
Z Packs, Hexamid Solo, extended beak, no netting, 6.6 ozs., $260
Z Packs, 20 Sleeping Bag, Long, 19.8 ozs., $420
Exped, Synmat UL, 16ozs., $120

I need a sleeping pad that starts with a 'Z' and I'll have a clean Z sweep!

71.4ozs, 4.46 lbs, $1000, ( I think I paid less on a couple items, just can't remember, so going off current pricing )

LOL – literally – funny, Tad. Thanks for the Chuckle. My name is Brian, and I am a Gear-aholic.

"I was just trying to do my part in keeping things orderly at the GGG."

Don't mess with success Gary. I'm off to the liquor store right now to pick up some essential supplies.

This is a fun thread.

Mark,not cheap,just thrifty.

Pad: Exped SynMat UL7 – 16oz, $120
Shelter: MLD Cuben DuoMid + Solo Inner – 23oz, $400 (Used)
Bag: Zpacks 30F Quilt – 14oz, $335
Pack: ULA Ohm – 23oz, $175

Total: 4.75lbs, $1030

Pad: Thermarest Black RidgeRest Trimmed 8oz $0.00 (used)
Bag: EE Revelation X 30F 21oz $180
Pack: GG Mariposa 21oz $80 (used)
Shelter: MLD Duomid & Duo Inner 30oz $300 (used)

Total Weight: 80oz/5lb
Total Cost: $560

Quilt: EE Emigma 20 (Long/Wide) – 19.9oz, $379 (new with discount)
Sleeping Pad: EXPED SynMat UL 7 (M) – 16.2 oz, $125 (new with discount)
Tent: GG The One, seam sealed, with 2 MSR Groundhogs & 4 MSR Groundhog Minis and Polycryo GS – 22.7 oz, $200 (used)
Pack: Granite Gear Blaze A.C. 60 – 44.7oz (trimmed w/ 2 additional GG shoulder strap pockets), $150 (new with discount)

TOTAL: 103.5oz (6.46lbs) – $854

Pack: Gossamer Gear G5/10 ozs/$90
Shelter: Yama Mountain Gear Custom Cirriform Singlewall*/22 ozs/$400
Sleeping Bag: Western Mountaineering Megalite reg/24 ozs/$400
Pad: Original Neoair Small/9 ozs/$125

4lbs 1oz/$1015

*Includes tent, separate cuben ground sheet, 8 Ti Stakes, Guylines, and stuff sack